The Penguin English Library Edition of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens'Liberty,equality,fraternity,or death; - the last,much the easiest to bestow,O Guillotine!'Described by Dickens as'the best story I have written',A Tale of Two Cities interweaves thrilling historical drama with heartbreaking personal tragedy. It vividly depicts a revolutionary Paris running red with blood,and a London where the poor starve. In the midst of the chaos two men - an exiled French aristocrat and a dissolute English lawyer - are both redeemed and condemned by their love for the same woman,as the shadow of La Guillotine draws closer...The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English,from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141199702Number of pages: 480Weight: 330 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
Charles Dickens
A towering figure in the development of the novel,Charles Dickens was a British writer responsible for some of the best-loved works in the English language,including Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations.
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